Secondary Packaging

Case packers provide production uptick at Royal Wine

Wine, spirit, and liqueur company installs new automated case packers that more than double its capacity, opening the door to co-packing opportunities.

July 18, 2013

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Material handling

Redefining the outsourced supply chain

To state the obvious, contract packaging is rapidly evolving. Perhaps the hardest aspect of a co-pack partnership is finding the right fit in the first place.

July 18, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Heavy-duty toothed belt and ball screw electric actuators

Featuring recirculating ball bearing guides that help absorb lateral forces and torques, Festo’s EGC-HD (heavy duty) toothed belt and ball screw electric actuator also delivers the same high speed, response, and dynamic rigidity of the EGC model, and adds load-bearing capacity to its specifications–twice the load bearing of the EGC actuator.

July 16, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Custom systems and components for additive manufacturing

Aerotech’s additive manufacturing motion systems include multi-axis, gantry, air-bearing, cleanroom, and vacuum-prepped; and its additive manufacturing components include linear, rotary, lift and Z-axis stages, goniometers, motion controls, drives, and motors.

July 15, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Will generic pharmaceutical manufacturers serialize their drugs in time?

Consider what impact it might have on your business if your company is not ready.

July 11, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE: Monitoring & analysis software suite for industrial big data management and analytics

Comprised of six integrated products for industrial big data management and analytics, GE Intelligent Platforms’ new Proficy Monitoring & Analysis software allows companies to manage equipment and process data by captutring, storing, contextualizing, and analyzing data, provides access to data in the Cloud, and presents actionable insights for fast and effective decision making.

July 11, 2013

Material handling

CDC, UPS comment on vaccine delivery to Laos

A Q&A with Centers for Disease Control’s Dr. Joseph Bresee and Dimitri Zacharenko of UPS on shipping 100,000 influenza vaccines 5,000 miles in temperature-sensitive conditions.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Top load case packing for bags and pouches of candy, snacks, frozen foods and more

TriVex case packers are also available with an integrated case erector and case sealer.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Douglas' Axiom ARC case packer with Slipstream™ metering

Automated case packing of cartons of wine bottles with partitions, this machine is capable of end load or side load wrap around, knockdown, and harness cases and trays.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Automated shrink wrapping cans with Douglas' Contour shrink wrap system

Machine is capable of film only, pads or trays.

July 10, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Automated case packing of paint cans with Douglas' Axiom IM case packer

Machine is capable of end load or side load wrap around, knockdown, and harness cases and trays.

July 10, 2013

Operational Excellence

ColaLife AidPod kit package trial to conclude in September

Packaged kit contents, costs continue to be evaluated, but mid-line analysis shows positive results in helping to combat diarrhea in Zambia.

July 8, 2013

Adhesive application

Tasting Freedom in adhesive application

The oldest operating brewery in the country was first in line when it came to trying out a hot melt adhesive application system that cuts costs and streamlines maintenance.

July 1, 2013